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UNL In The News is an archive of stories from media throughout the U.S. and worldFri, 20 Jan 2012 08:10:00 -0600Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:10:00 -0600http://www.unl.edu/Des Moines Register: Professor's aim -- avoid asteroid hithttp://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120117/NEWS/301170042Two international treaties signed by the U.S. appear to ban launching a nuclear device at an asteroid, said Frans von der Dunk, space law professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law. A 1967 outer space treaty prohibits stationing a weapon of mass destruction in outer space, though nuclear explosions are allowed under the treaty.
http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews812Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600NPR: The art of the movie trailerhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/01/15/145227280/the-art-of-the-modern-movie-trailerEarly trailers, says UNL film historian Wheeler Winston Dixon, were all like this. Very comfortable -- and often full of over-the-top superlatives.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews810Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600WNYC: Drones, coming soon to a sky near you http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/jan/13/drones-coming-soon-sky-near-you/Matt Waite, founder of UNL's Drone Journalism Lab, about some of the "cool" and "creepy" ramifications of drone technology. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews811Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600Business News Daily: The 'imaginary' question every job interviewer should askhttp://www.businessnewsdaily.com/1898-job-interview-questions.htmlNew UNL research found that study participants who envisioned positive co-workers contributed more in the actual workplace, both in job performance and by going above and beyond their job descriptions to help others.
http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews809Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Come-To-DH Momenthttp://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/pannapacker-at-the-mla-2-the-come-to-dh-moment/42811One of the leading figures in the field of digital humanities, Kenneth M. Price, co-director of the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at UNL, observed that faculty members are likely to become engaged with DH methods that respond to specific problems in their scholarly work. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews808Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600The Associated Press: UNL plans to save Industrial Arts Buildinghttp://www.whiotv.com/ap/ap/agriculture/unl-plans-to-save-shell-of-old-state-fair-building/nGGLB/UNL announced plans to preserve at least the exterior of a 99-year-old state fair building while constructing two floors of high-tech research space inside.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews807Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600American Banker: Nebraska program developing next-generation bankershttp://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_250/nebraska-university-program-developing-bankers-1045215-1.htmlUNL has developed a curriculum that is helping college graduates accomplish the unthinkable: finding banking jobs in a post-crisis operating environment.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews804Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600The Associated Press: Democrats scramble after Nelson announces retirementhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-sources-democratic-sen-ben-nelson-of-nebraska-to-announce-retirement/2011/12/27/gIQAp9gvKP_story.html"This virtually guarantees a Republican victory in 2012," said UNL political scientist Mike Wagner. "There's almost no scenario in which a Democrat can win -- especially at this late stage."http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews805Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600The Associated Press: UNL uses flying robots to photograph crops for researchhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f501d316a5f8438899f068f775f8b338/NE--Crop-Robots/UNL assistant turf grass and genetics professor Keenan Amundsen says the new technology saves time and makes the research easier.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews806Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600Mashable: 5 things you need to know about drone journalismhttp://mashable.com/2011/12/19/drone-journalism/They are an affordable way to cover disasters, breaking events. "I think drones -- small, cheap, easy-to-use vehicles that can fit in a small bag and carried into the field by a reporter -- offer a major opportunity to improve certain kinds of reporting," said Professor Matt Waite of UNL.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews801Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600Reuters: Four reasons active fund managers are having a woeful yearhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/16/usa-investing-active-idUSN1E7BF04S20111216At any given time, most equity fund managers hold some cash to keep their powder dry for future purchases. But with interest rates so low, that cash is basically earning nothing and can be a lead weight during market rallies, says Geoff Friesen, an associate finance professor at UNL.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews803Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600The Street: Think your way to lower debt? You canhttp://www.thestreet.com/story/11347888/1/think-your-way-to-lower-debt-you-can.htmlA UNL study shows that what you think you know about finance is every bit as important as what you actually know when managing a credit card account. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews802Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600Guernica Magazine: The harmonizerhttp://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/3322/dawes_12_15_11/Kwame Dawes, the Emmy Award-winning poet and crisis reporter, on Haiti's continuing struggles and Jamaica's AIDS crisis, how Afro-Caribbean music has influenced the writing of V.S. Naipaul and Langston Hughes, and his new role as editor of Prairie Schooner.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews799Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600The Dish: What makes a murderer?http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/12/why-the-death-penalty-doesnt-deter.htmlAri Kohen explains how the psychology of murderers supports research suggesting there is no deterrent effect.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews798Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600The Associated Press: Bad economy? Farmers have one of best years everhttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57341103/bad-economy-farmers-have-one-of-best-years-ever/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+CBSNewsTheEarlyShowMoney+(CBS+News:+The+Early+Show:+Money)"We're just experiencing the best of times," said Bruce Johnson, an agricultural economist at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. "It's a story to tell."http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews795Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:00:00 -0600The Associated Press: Rural communities struggle with lack of lawyershttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-sd-rurallawyers,0,1616742.storySusan Poser said UNL identified a shortage of rural lawyers as a problem that needed to be addressed shortly after she became dean in May 2010. The university is developing coursework on solo and small practice law in response. http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews796Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600Boston Globe: How Frank talk helped changed politicshttp://articles.boston.com/2011-12-10/news/30502548_1_gay-representatives-gay-rights-victory-fundUNL political scientists Michael Wagner predicted continued change in politics, but said it's easier for a gay or lesbian candidate to get elected locally first, rather than be elected initially to national office.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews800Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600U.S. News & World Report: A jobs problem you haven't heard abouthttp://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/12/09/a-jobs-problem-you-havent-heard-about-americas-farm-laborers-are-suffering-alongside-those-in-construction-and-manufacturingThe advance of machinery gives rise to a problem plaguing manufacturing: a skills mismatch. The technology used in crop and livestock production has advanced, and many workers are not educated enough to keep up, says UNL agricultural economist Bruce Johnson.http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews797Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600WNYC: Rick Perry's 'Strong' ad dubbed a viral video failhttp://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/dec/08/watch-rick-perry-strong-ad-dubbed-viral-video-fail/It may be a "perhaps clumsy" play to be the next Mike Huckabee, said Michael W. Wagner, whose specialty at UNL is political communication and elections. "Mike Huckabee performed very well with evangelical Christian voters in Iowa in 2008; these voters have not lined up behind Romney or Gingrich, so they are up for grabs and potentially decisive."http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews794Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600U.S. News & World Report: Your college has ways to help you fit in -- but they might surprise youhttp://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2011/12/08/8-campus-resources-for-international-students?PageNr=1There's little advantage to a more globalized campus if the students aren't doing more than just sitting next to each other in classes, UNL Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs David Wilson notes. "It's learning how someone from another country sees the world; it's learning the ways in which we're different and similar that opens so much of the richness of what can happen with these transnational encounters."http://newsroom.unl.edu/inthenews793Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600